Dr. Sun's research lies at the intersection of energy science, functional materials, and advanced manufacturing. The focus of his lab at Penn State is on co-designing materials, structures, and manufacturing processes across hierarchical length scales, particularly advancing in energy conversion and storage, thermal management, sensing, and detections.
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Recent Publications
Versatile potassium vanadium fluorophosphate (KVPO4F) composites as Dual-Function cathode and anode materials for Potassium-Ion hybrid capacitors
Cai, J., Ding, Y., Bai, R., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Sun, H. & Wang, G., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 651, p. 534-543 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Van der waals epitaxial growth of mixed-dimensional 1D/2D heterostructures with tellurium nanowires and transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets for nonlinear optical applications
Hao, G., Xiao, J., Hao, Y., Zhou, G., Zhu, H., Gao, H., Xu, Z., Zhao, Z., Miao, L., Li, J., Sun, H. & Zhao, C., May 2023, In: Materials Today Physics. 34, 101069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Atomic iron on porous graphene films for catalyzing the VO2+/VO2+ redox couple in vanadium redox flow batteries
Huang, J., He, G., Huang, K., Yan, M., Zhao, Z., Sun, H., Ye, G. & Fei, H., Jun 2023, In: Materials Today Physics. 35, 101117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Enhanced potassium-ion storage performance of bimetallic-sulfide based on regulatory reaction mechanism
Li, S., Chen, H., Zhang, Q., Deng, H., Chen, S., Shen, X., Yuan, Y., Ding, Y., Cheng, Y., Sun, H., Zhu, J. & Lu, B., Jun 15 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 466, 143342.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Alignment does matter: Design thick electrodes to improve the comprehensive lithium storage performance
Nie, B., Li, M., Yao, T., Yang, H., Duan, L., Zhang, J., Xin, G., Liu, T., Sun, H. & Lian, J., Mar 25 2023, In: Carbon. 206, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cold sintering-enabled interface engineering of composites for solid-state batteries
Nie, B., Liu, T., Alcoutlabi, M., Basu, S., Kumara, S., Li, M., Lian, J. & Sun, H., 2023, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 11, 1149103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
Regulating the size and assembled structure of graphene building blocks for high-performance silicon nanocomposite anodes
Nie, B., Sanchez, D., Alcoutlabi, M., Liu, T., Basu, S., Kumara, S., Wang, G. & Sun, H., Jul 14 2023, In: Energy Advances. 2, 9, p. 1381-1389 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Active Sites and Corresponding Stability Challenges of the M-N-C Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Peng, R., Zhao, Z., Sun, H., Yang, Y., Song, T., Yang, Y., Shao, J., Jin, H., Sun, H. & Zhao, Z., Mar 15 2023, In: Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41, 6, p. 710-724 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Dual-strategy coupling driven versatile carbon-based anode for potassium-ion/potassium metal storage
Shen, X., Sun, H., Li, B., Yuan, Y., Zhang, L., Li, S., Wang, L., Lu, B., Zhu, J. & Duan, X., Oct 1 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 473, 145155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microenvironment engineering for guiding spatially and epitaxially uniform lithium plating in lithium metal batteries
Shen, X., Zhang, J., Chen, H., Sun, H., Zhang, L., Li, B., Zhang, H., Li, X., Li, S., Zhu, J. & Duan, X., Aug 2023, In: Energy Storage Materials. 61, 102878.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial: Interface and structure designs of electrode materials for advanced electrochemical energy storage
Sun, H., Liang, J. & Zhu, J., 2023, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 11, 1184606.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Lithiophilic montmorillonite as a robust substrate toward high-stable lithium metal anodes
Wang, M., Li, Y., Li, S. Y., Jia, X. X., Nie, B., Sun, H. T., Wang, Y. Y. & Zhu, J., Jul 2023, In: Rare Metals. 42, 7, p. 2157-2165 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Microwave-regulated Bi nanoparticles on carbon nanotube networks as a freestanding electrode for flexible sodium-ion capacitors
Wang, Y., Ding, Y., Gao, J., Zhang, X., Sun, H. & Wang, G., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Colloid And Interface Science. 643, p. 420-427 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
MOF-derived 3D interconnected amorphous carbon nanowire networks for robust lithium storage
Wang, K., Sun, J., Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Zhong, X., Song, Y., Hou, F., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Wang, H., Zhu, J., Sun, H. & Liang, J., Jan 15 2023, In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 348, 112388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Process Monitoring: Distinguishing Defect Shapes by Strain Field Signatures
Basu, S., McComb, C. C., Rifat, M., Sun, H. & Kumara, S., Sep 2022, In: Manufacturing Letters. 33, p. 808-816 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review